today i had the complete pleasure of visiting a local chocolate maker, raymer's homemade candies, in doylestown, pa. mark and sue raymer have been in the candy business for years. mark learned the trade from sue's dad, and many of their recipes date back to the 1880s and have been passed down in the family. (i tried to get some secret recipe info out of mark....no luck : )
my fave treats of the several i was lucky enough to sample today:
-peanut butter meltaway - amazingly buttery, creamy pb center enrobed in silky milk chocolate. to die for.
-salted caramel - literally the best caramel i have ever tasted. very smooth, not too chewy and made from real cream (you can definitely taste the difference)
(fyi: both are included in the 1 lb sampler that could be yours!)
besides their standbys, mark also experiments with adventurous items. like cinnamon, chipotle chocolate bark made with 72% cacao. i tried it, and it was fabulous! perfect balance of rich chocolate and subtle heat. awesome.
so, how can you get your very own 1lb box of
homemade chocolates?
raymer's one pound sampler = divine |
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what is your favorite chocolate treat?
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winner will be announced on <3 day : )
I fought with myself about whether to comment on this because as much as I love chocolate (and I do LOVE chocolate)...should I really eat it? I guess every woman,myself included, fights with herself over chocolate. To eat or not to eat, is the question? I asked myself the question and I can deny it all I want, but this chocolate looks to yummy not to eat. The Peanut butter meltaways sound perfect.
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ReplyDeleteSo yeah...peanut butter and chocolate are the perfect duo. My faves.
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annnd just sent out a tweet! thanks for the chance :) xoox jcd
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I can smell the chocolate now! Love chocolate, truffles are a fav. I'm a follower of Lifestyle Maven
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Chocolate covered peanut butter is my favorite but you already knew that! Thanks for bringing home the chocolates (I might have eaten part of the giveaway...shhhhh)
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OMG... salted caramel. Heaven! Right now I am on a total chiptole and dark chocolate kick. I am drooling like and idiot right now.
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i'm a follower! and I love milk chocolate with peanut butter mmmm!
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This is so incredible! Have you ever heard of The Mast Brothers? They're artisan chocolate makers, pretty cool stuff too: http://www.mastbrotherschocolate.com/
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My favorite treat is Dark Bordeaux by see's candies.
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ReplyDeleteMy favourite chocolate treat has to be... chocolate covered caramel, or chocolate covered hazelnuts!
These look heavenly! Have a delightful weekend, Kellie xx
ReplyDeleteI love Raymer's! I had their brown sugar fudge, which was delicious--so cool that you are featuring them. I followed your blog. My favorite chocolate treat is chocolate covered candied ginger.
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yummy!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite chocolate treat would be a brownie with frosting... yum!
ReplyDeleteWow aren't you lucky! The chocolates look yummy and smooth.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my blog by the way. I'm glad because now I've found yours. Look forward to seeing more of your posts on my dashboard throughout the year.
You just made me crave so much chocolate, luckily I have a box of chocolates next to me courtesy of the boyfriend :)
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